Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Treating Acne Scars With Mesotherapy

Acne is a non-contagious
skin condition characterized by the eruption of whiteheads, blackheads, and
inflamed red pimples on the skin’s surface. Some of these eruptions can be
large enough to qualify as being “boils.”These sores are also called pustules or cysts. As a practitioner of mesotherapy, you will likely receive many requests to heal acne scars.

Mesotherapy can help heal scars from acne.

Acne is commonly known as
cystic acne, comedones or acne vulgarus. People also casually refer to them as
“zits.”This skin disease affects
millions annually and it can be serious or extreme.Even the most of innocuous of breakouts can
leave big scars on the skin and ruin the complexion. Treatment with
mesotherapy, especially shortly after the breakout, can help your patient
experience less trauma to the skin.

Symptoms of Acne

Acne most often shows up on
the face and shoulders, but may also occur on the chest, breast, arms, legs,
and buttocks of an individual. Meseotherapeutic iniections of vitamins,
particularly retinoids, antinflammatories and anti-bacterial compounds can help
reduce problems to do with scarring.

The skin disorder is most
common in teenagers, but it can happen at an age. Even infants and people in
their eighties can get it.Three
quarters of teenagers will experience acne as an outbreak or a chronic
condition.

In fact, three out of four
teenagers will develop acne to some extent, probably caused by hormonal changes
that stimulate oil production. Similarly women going through changes as a
result of pregnancy or menopause might also get acne. Men can also get acne
later in life due to the gradual disappearance of hormones.

Causes of Acne

Physically acne is caused by
blocked pores. Pores are tiny openings on the surface of the skin. Each connects
to a hair follicle, which also contains an oil gland.

When oil glands function
normally they help to lubricate the skin and replace old skin cells with new
one. When they malfunction and produce too much oil the pores can become
clogged and accumulate bacteria, dirt and debris. The result is a “plug” in the
hair follicle. These plugs are also commonly known as comedones.

The top of the plug may be
white or black. This is why people categorize comedones as whiteheads or
blackheads. Whiteheads are usually full of pus. Blackheads are black because of
the way light is absorbed by skin cells so it is futile to try and wash away
“the dirt”.

If a clogged pore ruptures,
the material inside, including oil and bacteria, can spread to the surrounding
area and cause an inflammatory reaction. If the inflammation is severe, the
pimples may enlarge to form hard, painful cysts.

No one is certain what
exactly causes acne but breakouts usually begin in adolescence. Hereditary is
thought to play a role. If your parents had acne then you are likely to have it
too.

An outbreak of acne is also
thought to be caused by hormonal changes caused by menstrual periods and taking
birth controls. Taking hormonal drugs such as steroids, testosterone, phytoin
and estrogen are also culprits.

Being under stress can also
trigger hormonal changes that can cause an episode of acne.

Using greasy or oily hair
products or makeup is also thought to trigger an outbreak as is high levels of
humidity and sweating. The skin is unable to cleanse itself and pores become
clogged.

Picking at pimples or
touching your face a lot with your hands, pencil or other objects is also
thought to trigger acne.

The old belief that coffee,
chocolate, saturated fats and nuts can cause acne has been disproved.

Care and Treatment

There are many
non-prescription medications that you can buy at a drug store. These medications
typical contain salicylic acid, sulfur, resorcinol and benzoyl peroxide, which
are all effective for treating and preventing acne.

Although your patient may be
tempted to wash your face more than usual it is a mistake to do this as to
omuch cleansing can dry your pores out
more and worsentheinflammation. Wash
your face once or twice daily with your usual soap or cleanser or a soap or a
medicated soap or cleanser created specifically for treating acne.Some alternative doctors recommend cleansing
with soaps that do not contain perfumes or deodorants.

Do not finger, press, pick
or squeeze the acne comodones as this can spread infection and create scarring
as well as a chronic condition.

Usually people prescribed
topical treatments such as retinoids (tretinoin, tazarotene, or adapalene) or
antibiotics (benzoyl peroxide, clindamycin).

Some peope might also be
prescribed oral antibiotics or hormonal medications like oral contraceptives to
treat your case of acne.

In chronic and severe cases,
an oral medication called isotretinoin (Accutane) may be prescribed. This is
extremely effective for combating the condition, but side effects may include
severe birth defects, changes in blood fats and cholesterols, and mood changes.
For this reason it is not prescribed for pregnant woman. As the side effects
are severe, Accutane is usually only prescribed as a last resort when every
other type of treatment has failed.

Depending on what causes the
acne in the first case it is probably going to have to run its course. This can
take weeks or it can take years depending on whether or not you are
experiencing an outbreak of acne or a chronic condition. Your patient can
greatly relieve the discomfort and unattractive appearance of acne by washing
regularly with a medicated glycerine and taking oral and topical medications as
prescribed.

Acne does not seem to lead
to any other serious diseases or skin conditions however it can leave scars on
the face. This can lead to self-consciousness about one’s appearance especially
in teenagers. This is where mesotherapy
can come in, treating the damaged pores and helping regulate the sebum
production of the pores with healthy, progressive nutrients and medicines.

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